Deck 7: Policing and Police Reforms in India

Question 1

The National Police Commission was established in 1977 after the:

A)State Emergency
B)National Emergency
C)Financial Emergency

Answer 1

National Emergency

Question 2

The Supreme Court in India gave directions for police reform in

A)1989
B)1999
C)2006

Answer 2

2006

Question 3

The police are mostly used to maintain and sustain the;

A)Bureaucrats
B)Ruling Party
C)Politicians

Answer 3

Ruling Party

Question 4

The autonomy of the police force is affected by:

A)Criminals
B)Politics
C)Economy

Question 5

The First Police Commission was set up in:

A)1855
B)1860
C)1977

Question 6

The Working Group on Police Reforms was set up in 1967 by:

A)Central Vigilance Commission
B)Administrative Reforms Commission
C)National police Commission

Question 7

The National Police Commission was appointed by government in:

A)1971
B)1977
C)1987

Question 8

The National Human Rights Commission was established to attend to citizens' complaints about alleged violation of:

A)Rights
B)Duties
C)Responsibili suggested introduction ofties

Question 9

Which Committee suggested the introduction of community policing?

A)Ribeiro Committee
B)Gore Committee
C)Padmanabhaiah Committee

Question 10

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 was passed by the Parliament following the recommendations of the:

A)Shah Commission
B)Ribeiro Committee
C)Justice Verma Committee

Question 11

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 have increased the accountability of the police with respect to:

A)Gender-based crimes
B)Crimes against Children
C)Cyber Crimes

Question 12

The most alarming challenges of policing in 21st Century is that of:

A)Cyber crimes
B)Terrorism
C)Excessive political interference

Question 13

A major challenge that police in India has been facing since independence is:

A)Cyber crimes
B)Excessive political interference
C)Terrorism

Question 14

One of the major reasons for inefficiency of police personnel is:

A)Increased workload
B)Deficient salary
C)Citizens' complaints

Question 15

The present state police administration needs:

A)Systematic reorganization
B)More responsibilities
C)Status quo

Question 16

Police administration needs to be based on:

A)Fundamentalism
B)Ethnicity
C)Accountability

Question 17

The 21st Century demands the police to be:

A)Responsive
B)Biased
C)Predisposed

Question 18

For prompt services the police functions of investigation and maintenance of law and order needs to be:

A)Continued
B)Separated
C)Aligned

Question 19

The Police Act of 1861 conceived the police as a:

A)Service
B)Force
C)Community

Question 20

A significant obstacle to major police reform is the lack of:

A)Political will
B)Bureaucratic will
C)Judiciary will

Question 21

To meet the new challenges in policing, the police has to be:

A)Myopic
B)Dynamic
C)Static

Question 22

The core responsibility of modernization of police in India lies with the:

A)State government
B)Central government
C)Regional government

Question 23

The pattern of assistance from the Ministry of home Affairs to the state government for modernization scheme is

A)50:50
B)75:25
C)60:40